[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2788. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2838. CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER TO FORT 
                   MEADE, MARYLAND.

       (a) Movement or Consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to 
     Fort Meade, Maryland.--Except as provided under subsection 
     (b), not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall take appropriate actions to move, consolidate, 
     or both, the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center to the 
     Defense Information Systems Agency headquarters building at 
     Fort Meade, Maryland, for national security purposes to 
     ensure the physical and cybersecurity protection of personnel 
     and missions of the Department of Defense.
       (b) National Security Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive the requirement under subsection (a) upon certifying to 
     the congressional defense committees in writing that such 
     waiver is necessary for national security reasons and that 
     all force protection and cyber protection needs are being met 
     without carrying out the actions otherwise required under 
     such subsection.
       (c) Authorization.--Any facility, road, or infrastructure 
     constructed or altered on a military installation as a result 
     of this section is deemed to be authorized in accordance with 
     section 2802 of title 10, United States Code.
       (d) Termination of Existing Lease.--Upon completion of the 
     relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center, all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the existing 
     lease for the Joint Spectrum Center shall be terminated.
       (e) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 2887 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (division B of Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 569) is hereby 
     repealed.
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